Retro is probably Surya's worst film till date, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
In a bid to assert that it offers the most competitive airfares, Air Deccan has 'challenged other airlines to prove that their fares are the lowest in the market.'
Deccan Aviation, operator of low cost carrier Air Deccan, posted a net profit of Rs 9.64 crore (Rs 96.4 million) for its second quarter ended December 31, 2006.
Low-cost carrier Simplify Deccan will be rebranded Kingfisher Red, a separate brand identity from Vijay Mallya-promoted full-service carrier Kingfisher Airlines.
After some initial take off turbulence, Gopinath is now actively steering the air cargo business steadily with equity infusion from Reliance Industries.
After strong statements to the contrary, UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday said that he was considering the merger of Kingfisher Airlines with budget carrier Simplifly Deccan (earlier Air Deccan), in which the former bought a 26 per cent stake in June. Mallya said Kingfisher had asked consulting firm Accenture to study the integration of the two airlines, including the possibility of a merger.
Deccan is planning to travel international routes from August from three destinations in India.
Several states are identifying greenfield or unutilised projects for low-cost airport.
Air Deccan, which was forced to sell 26 per cent to Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya's UB Holdings to keep its head above water a few months ago, is likely to break even before Kingfisher.
The first signs of the move will be evident when both the airlines announce their summer schedules in March after receiving the approval of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Deccan is likely to bring down and withdraw frequencies between Mumbai-Delhi in the schedule.
The company plans to offer end-to-end logistics solutions where it has custodial charge of the cargo. Till the back-end warehouse infrastructure is ready at the airline's national hub in Nagpur, Gopinath's freighters will fly the Dubai-Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong route, offering dedicated cargo space to freight forwarders and serve anyone who wants to move international freight to these cities for time-definite delivery.
The Kingfisher-Air Deccan group will be the largest domestic airline with a fleet of 71 aircraft, including 41 Airbuses and 30 ATRs.
Air Deccan is offering for 300,000 tickets priced at Rs 6 each.
Air Deccan has opened bookings on all Airbus sectors for travel between July 1 to August 31.
Air Deccan is offering for 300,000 tickets priced at Rs 3 each as part of its third anniversary celebrations
Key executives in Kingfisher Airlines and Air Deccan, which announced merger plans on Wednesday, said the merged company has plans to almost double its fleet from 80 to 158 aircraft over the next five to seven years and raise $250 million through equity infusion to finance its immediate expansion needs.
Launching a new concept in the Indian aviation scene, Air Deccan on Monday announced a strategic tie-up with Hindustan Petroleum to sell tickets of the 'no frills' airline at HP retail outlets across the country.
Vijay Mallya-led UB Group is all set to meet the month-end deadline for payment of Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) balance toward 26 per cent stake it had picked in Deccan Aviation, the promoter of low-cost carrier Air Deccan.
The Rs 2,058 crore (Rs 20.58 billion) deal between Jet Airways and Etihad Airways will benefit passengers, as increased competition will bring down air fares, aviation sector experts said.
GMR-led Delhi Airport had accepted the government's request to shift UDAN flights to Hindon Air Force Base, but airlines say poor last mile connectivity will have to be dealt with first before starting operations
We celebrate the pioneering achievements of Captain Durba Banerjee and Avani Chaturvedi, leaders in Indian aviation.
Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama. Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.
Not a single flight was able to take off or land at the Indira Gandhi International Airport between 0200 IST and 0900 IST
Second deal in 4 months after tie-up with RIL for cargo airlines.
Kingfisher Airlines' conciliation meeting with Air India recently ended without any result.
With an aim to link the unconnected destinations in the country, Indian Airlines and its subsidiary Alliance Air would soon acquire small aircraft to fly to smaller cities, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in New Delhi on Thursday.
GR Gopinath, chairman of Air Deccan (in which Vijay Mallya has picked up 26 per cent), says the policy is blatantly tilted towards protecting just two carriers - Jet Airways and Air-India - to maintain their monopoly in the international skies.
'I remember AK came on set one day; one of his films had released the previous day and was not doing well. He was very attached to that film.' 'I felt he was low and that affected me.'
Low cost carrier Air Deccan has launched its Indore-Gwalior-New Delhi flight. Air Deccan will connect Indore from Mumbai and Ahmedabad soon, Captain G R Gopinath, MD, Air Deccan, said.
Jayanth Pooviah, director and chief executive officer of Deccan Charters, confirmed the development.
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who acquired 26 per cent stake in the country's largest budget carrier, Air Deccan, for Rs 550 crore (Rs 5.5 billion) on May 31, is still in high spirits.
Air Deccan's Super Flier, Value Flier, Super Flier Plus and Value Flier Plus schemes make your air tickets cheaper.
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